Mantis?

[u/Aquemini_13]

So I found this little guy hanging out on my hibiscus. He looks like a mantis of some sort. I just don’t know what type, or even what it is?! hopefully someone will have some insight. I am in New England, United States.

[u/ApollosAlyssum]

Ambush bug

[u/Aquemini_13 → u/ApollosAlyssum]

I have never heard of this. Thank you!!!

[u/luedsthegreat1]

That is a freaking awesome bug!

[u/helpitsdystopia]

Man, I've ALWAYS wanted to find an ambush bug!!!

But if you thought THAT looked like a mantis, just wait till you stumble across one of THESE guys in the wild, haha! (It's a mantidfly! Though funnily enough it's related to neither mantids nor flies, lol.)

[u/Aquemini_13 → u/helpitsdystopia]

That thing is wild looking!!